Jenn Lichter Breaks Western States 100 Course Record in Her First-Ever 100-Mile Race
The 30-year-old from Missoula beat Courtney Dauwalter’s mark by 88 seconds. Riley Brady and Marianne Hogan completed an all-North American podium.
Trail and Ultras
Kilian Jornet Drops Out Of The 2026 Western States 100 At Mile 38
fter weeks of injury and just a fortnight of running in his legs, the 2011 champion made it 38 miles before his body said no.
Trail and Ultras
Heatwave Forces IRONMAN to Cancel Nice and Cut Frankfurt to a Half-Marathon
Around 4,500 athletes will not race in France on Sunday. In Germany, the bike course shrinks by 55 kilometers and the marathon drops to a half.
Race Coverage
Jenny Simpson Discharged From Hospital 10 Days After Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The 39-year-old Olympic medalist will continue her recovery in North Carolina with her husband and “two pups,” Fleet Feet said in a statement Thursday.
Elite Runners
Randi Zuckerberg on Running Cocodona 250 TWICE, Baja FKT & Achieving a Marathon PR at 44
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Vincent Bouillard Rewrites Western States 100 Record Books
The Frenchman went sub-14 hours, ran down the leader in the last 15 miles, and became the first runner from his country to win the sport’s oldest 100-miler.
Jessy Carveth
Western States 100 Returns Saturday With Its Deepest Fields Ever
Jim Walmsley, Kilian Jornet, and a defending champion lead 370 runners from Olympic Valley to Auburn in the 53rd running of the sport’s oldest 100-mile race.
Trail and Ultras
Russian Runner Sets New Backyard Ultra World Record After 123 Hours on Course
Dmitry Klimov outlasted the field at Biotropika 2026 in the Leningrad Region with 123 laps, beating a mark set just a year ago by Australia’s Phil Gore
Trail and Ultras
Paris mayor says people who run in the current heatwave are “irresponsible”
London’s ambulance service logged its busiest day ever this week, and Paris officials are calling joggers “irresponsible” as cardiac arrests spike across the continent.
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